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Frank L.J. Visseren

Frank L.J. Visseren

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Medicine

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44524
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Overview

Frank L.J. Visseren is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine, with a specific focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their body of work spans several interrelated subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, economics and econometrics, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

The core topics addressed in their research include lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, diabetes and its cardiovascular risks, health systems with economic evaluations and quality of life assessments, blood pressure and hypertension studies, diabetes treatment and management, cardiovascular function and risk factors, and nutritional studies and diet.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative research include:

  • Jannick A N Dorresteijn
  • Steven H J Hageman
  • Michiel L. Bots
  • Jan Westerink
  • Gert J. de Borst

Their scholarly contributions have appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • European Heart Journal
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Heart

Among the recent papers authored by Frank L.J. Visseren are:

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice, published in 2021 in European Heart Journal
  • 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension, published in 2024 in European Heart Journal
  • 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, published in 2023 in European Heart Journal
  • SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions, published in 2021 in European Heart Journal
  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice, published in 2021 in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Visseren's research intensely focuses on cardiovascular disease prevention and management, often intersecting with diabetes and metabolic disorders. Their work on guidelines has been cited extensively, indicating influence within clinical practice and research communities.

Best Publications

  • 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular riskThe Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)

    François Mach;Colin Baigent;Alberico L Catapano;Konstantinos C Koskinas

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

    Frank L J Visseren;François Mach;Yvo M Smulders;David Carballo

  • Adipose tissue dysfunction in obesity, diabetes, and vascular diseases

    Gideon R. Hajer;Timon W. van Haeften;Frank L.J. Visseren

  • Simvastatin with or without Ezetimibe in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

    John J.P. Kastelein;Fatima Akdim;Erik S.G. Stroes;Aeilko H. Zwinderman

  • Inclisiran in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk with Elevated LDL Cholesterol.

    Kausik K Ray;Ulf Landmesser;Lawrence A Leiter;David Kallend

  • Obesity and Cancer: The Role of Dysfunctional Adipose Tissue

    Rob C M van Kruijsdijk;Elsken van der Wall;Frank L J Visseren

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Dementia and cognitive decline in type 2 diabetes and prediabetic stages: towards targeted interventions

    Geert Jan Biessels;Mark W J Strachan;Frank L J Visseren;L Jaap Kappelle

  • Torcetrapib and carotid intima-media thickness in mixed dyslipidaemia (RADIANCE 2 study): a randomised, double-blind trial.

    Michiel L Bots;Frank L Visseren;Gregory W Evans;Ward A Riley

  • Metabolic and Additional Vascular Effects of Thiazolidinediones

    Fabrice M. A. C Martens;Frank L. J. Visseren;Jacinthe Lemay;Eelco J. P. de Koning

  • The Metabolic Syndrome is associated with advanced vascular damage in patients with coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Jobien K. Olijhoek;Yolanda van der Graaf;Jan-Dirk Banga;Ale Algra

  • Evaluation of cholesterol lowering treatment of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: a large cross-sectional study in The Netherlands.

    A.H. Pijlman;R. Huijgen;S.N. Verhagen;B.P.M. Imholz

  • SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions

    I de Vries Tamar;Marie Therese Cooney;Randi M. Selmer;Steven H. J. Hageman

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

    Frank L J Visseren;François Mach;Yvo M Smulders;David Carballo

  • Quantification of epicardial and peri-coronary fat using cardiac computed tomography; reproducibility and relation with obesity and metabolic syndrome in patients suspected of coronary artery disease.

    Petra M. Gorter;Petra M. Gorter;Anne S.R. van Lindert;Alexander M. de Vos;Matthijs F.L. Meijs

  • Perivascular adipose tissue as a cause of atherosclerosis

    Sandra N. Verhagen;Frank L.J. Visseren

  • Relation of epicardial and pericoronary fat to coronary atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcium in patients undergoing coronary angiography.

    Petra M. Gorter;Alexander M. de Vos;Yolanda van der Graaf;Pieter R. Stella

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk: Meta-Analysis of 119 Clinical Trials Involving 100 667 Patients

    Peter Willeit;Lena Tschiderer;Elias Allara;Kathrin Reuber

  • Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and the risk of new vascular events in patients with manifest arterial disease: the SMART study.

    Bertine M.B. Goessens;Frank L.J. Visseren;L. Jaap Kappelle;Ale Algra

  • Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm.

    Petra M Gorter;Jobien K Olijhoek;Yolanda van der Graaf;Ale Algra

Frequent Co-Authors

Yolanda van der Graaf
Yolanda van der Graaf Utrecht University
Michiel L. Bots
Michiel L. Bots Utrecht University
Diederick E. Grobbee
Diederick E. Grobbee Utrecht University
Ale Algra
Ale Algra Leiden University
L. Jaap Kappelle
L. Jaap Kappelle Utrecht University
John J.P. Kastelein
John J.P. Kastelein University of Amsterdam
Willem P.Th.M. Mali
Willem P.Th.M. Mali Utrecht University
Tim Leiner
Tim Leiner Utrecht University
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital

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